College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Preston Edmead
NC State · Guard · Sophomore · 6-1 · #0
Transfer from Hofstra
- #98 guard in the country
- #107 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at NC State, as a secondary scorer and floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at Hofstra (33.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
From the Statboy preseason model. It updates once games start.
▸What is impact?
Impact is how many points per game a player adds to his team. 0 is an average player, so a plus number means he's better than average and a minus number means he's below. It's Statboy's own number, based on everything he does on the court and the level he played against.
Last season: the basics
2025-26 at Hofstra: 35 games, 35 starts, 33.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game16.191st
- Rebounds per game3.569th
- Assists per game4.494th
- Steals per game0.519th
- Blocks per game0.011th
- Turnovers per game2.212th
- Field goal %40.1%(166-414)37th
- 3-point %38.7%(96-248)82nd
- Free throw %83.3%(135-162)80th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate24.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating122.687th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating106.668th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %58.0%75th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %51.7%62nd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.0180th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %22.8%55th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate39.1%73rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.18295th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Preston Edmead
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.69 impact · 14.5 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.8 ast
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+1.83 impact · 18.1 pts · 3.5 reb · 4.6 ast
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+1.41 impact · 15 pts · 3.9 reb · 4.4 ast
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+1.36 impact · 15.7 pts · 3.9 reb · 4.5 ast
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+1.42 impact · 12 pts · 2.8 reb · 4.1 ast
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+0.84 impact · 20.3 pts · 3.3 reb · 4.6 ast
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NC State teammates
Ven-Allen Lubin#18 · F · Returning- Kyle Evans#68 · F · Transfer from UC Irvine
- Paul McNeil Jr.#99 · G · Returning
- Christian Hammond#211 · G · Transfer from Santa Clara
- R.J. Keene II#601 · G · Transfer from Boise State
- Eemeli Yalaho#752 · F · Transfer from Washington State
- Jacari Brim#1772 · G · Transfer from App State
- Comeh Emuobor#2961 · F · Transfer from New Hampshire
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).